Fishing leader vise



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FISHING LEADER VISE Filed July 9, 1948 Patented Apr. 4, 1950 UNITED S PTENT 40,.-F1FICE Application July,

'5 Claims.

l This-invention relates to'a'fishing leader vise, and'more particularly;relates to a device adapted vto hold two kstrands 'of a'ishing leader in amanner topermit their beingknotted together with facility.

Byway of background, it may be' noted that theknot .most favored in making lor repairing fishing leaderso'f'such material as nylon or natural silkv worm gut,` is the blood knot. This knot, is, in fact, generally used by all manufacturers of shing leaders. 'Theknot is very difcultto tie, and it has heretoforebeenthe case that one tying the knot bepossessed of good eyesight vand considerable dexterity, if a vgood blood 'knot is to be tied; and' in aminimum of time.

The `main purpose Aof the present invention, in thisconnection,isto'provide a-`device as generally Vsetl'forth'abovethat will retain the'sep- Varatestrands'to be knotted in such-relative posi- Vtions as yto permit Uthetying of the blood knot desired, with ease and facility.

A further important vobject is to provide 'a 'device as stated thatis simple in'construction, will occupy a-small space, and is readily adapted for folding. Thus, vthe device can'be vcarried in the pocket, Vor'canoccupy an inconspicuous place in shing equipment, thus to permit blood knots to be tied speedily and easily when a leader is broken duringa-flshing-trip.

To this end, the 'invention `embodies a supporting frame `which includes a base, an upstanding end arm'at `each end of the base, an upstanding middlefarm at the'center of the" base, strand Aholders'on the'end arms each having a longitudinal groove, and 'a Amiddle strand holder on the-'medial armhaving crossed grooves.

With the foregoingand Vother yobjects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations ofpparts, hereinafter more fully described Vand pointed out in the claims, it being understoodthat changes may be made inthe construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention. as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure .1 i is .a Vside elevational yView of l.oneform of fishing leader vise constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view, the dotted lines indicating strands of a shing leader that are to be joined by a blood knot.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

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Figure i yis ran enlarged section on line '4-il of Fig.' 1.

AFigure i'isra section `on lirici-5 of Fig. 1.

Figure 6 is'a side elevational view of another formI ofthe'device.

Figure '7 is a section, cut in the same planev kas the V47section :'3--3 4through a modified form of strand holder.

VReferring `to `the 4drawings in detail, a sup- 10 porting frame `comprises an elongated base 8 "supporting upstanding end arms 9 andan upstanding medial arm Ill. In the collapsible ffratrie illustrated 'in Fig. l, thefend arms 9 are pivotally connected atll I to thebase, so'as to l5 "permit them to be swungfrom 'their upright posi- Avtions "shown into an inoperative position wherein 'the'ywill lielongitudinally of thebase. When brought to upright 'positions-Y as shown, they come 'against stopsr2 rigid with the base 8.

The' medial arm I0 is also pivotally connected to the base 8, as shown'at'lland as to this con- Yneet-ion, it is preferred thata Vpositive lock be provided for'holding the arm I0 upright. Many formsfof'locking arrangements could undoubtedly vbe'employed-forthisfpurpose, and as an example loffone-sueh arrangement, I show va-construction Iwherein the medial arm I0 is 4slotted upwardly `orfmostof 3itslengt'h as shown at I4 (Fig. 5), "the spaced'arms clenedby the slot embracing -theebase for passage of the pivotal connection I3 Vtherethrough. The base 8 can be formed with stops or shoulders I5 at opposite sides of lthebaseffor limiting movement of the arm I Il inone direction. 'Movement `of Aarm I (I in the :',5 other "direction is Vprevented y=by outpressed leaf Vsprings-'Hil (Figl), which can move into recesses 'II-'I lof Ithebase 8, and which are connected vat fone `end tothefbase as at I8. vThe coil spring I-9 Ipressesthe'leaf lsprings yI5 away from each 140 vother, and thus the medial arm IU is locked in v'an-rnczri'ght position. "Whenit is desired to collapse "the arm l'against the base 8, it is only znecessarythat one fpress the Vrsprings Iitoward eac-h other, so las Ito move them into the recesses I1, whereupon the arm I0 can be swung downwardly. 'The arm when collapsed will of r`course hold the springs I6 in their respective recesses.

Carried at the free ends of the end arms 9 and medial arm I0 are strand holders, which I believe can be secured to the arms in any of Various ways. In the present instance, arm I0, for example, has at its free end yoke arms 20 (Fig. 5), cooperatngvto define between them a dovetail groove 2| The strand holder 22, formed of soft lhas been illustrated.

strand holder 22 are grooves 26 and 21, that also extend from end to end of the. holder. Grooves 26 and 2l, however, cross at the center of the holder.

Projections 28 extend from the ends ofthe medial strand holder 22, for a purpose which will presently appear.

In use, the end arms 9 and medial arm IU are brought to an upright position, and a strand A is positioned in one of the grooves 25. A strand B is positioned in the groove 25 of the other end strand holder Strand A is now positioned in groove 21, while strand B is positioned in groove The free end of strand A is now looped over and under strand B to provide a plurality of loops L. The end E of the strand A is brought back and extended upwardly through the space between the medial strand holder 22 and the closest loop L.

The same operation is now performed with strand B. After the operation has been performed, the ends of the two strands are pulled upwardly, thus releasing the strands from the grooves 26 and 27, and the knot is pulled tight. In this connection, the projections 28 serve to keep open to a sucient extent the spaces through which the ends are moved upwardly after the loops L have been formed.

The blood knot is thus tied with ease and speed, and it may be noted that better than average eyesight, or special dexterity, is not required.

In Fig. 6, a modied form of the device is illustrated, this being a form of the device which is suited more for bench work, rather than being carried in the pocket. In this instance, the frame is rigidly formed with an elongated base 29 integral with upstanding end arms 30 and a medial arm 3|. The strand holders are the same as in the device illustrated in Fig. 1.

In Fig. '7, a modified form of strand holder In the gure, the center strand holder is shown, but the construction can be applied as well to the end strand holders. In this form, the strand holder instead of being made of a resilient rubber material throughout, is made with a body portion 32 of a hard material such as plastic or the like. This in the present instance is formed with transverse spaced grooves 33, in which are mounted resilient inserts 34.

The strand holder in the form of Fig. 7, as will be noted, will hold the strands tightly, due to the resilient inserts.

It may be noted in the bench model illustrated in Fig. 6, that the base may be formed with an opening 35, adapted to receive a rod 36, on which the base may swivel. Rod 36 can be suitably secured to a bench or lap rest (not shown) or to any other suitable supporting surface.

What is claimed is:

1. A strand vise including a pair of end strand holders, said holders each having a longitudinal groove in its upper surface, a, medial strand holder interposed therebetween and having crossing grooves, and a supporting frame for all the strand holders.

2. A strand vise including a pair of end strand holders each having a longitudinal groove in its upper surface, a medial strand holder having a pair of crossing grooves formed in its upper surface, all of said holders being adapted to releasably retain strands to be knotted in the grooves, and a supporting frame for all the holders, said frame including a base, and arms upstanding from the base, said arms each adapted to support a strand holder.

3. A strand vise including a horizontally extending base, a pair of end arms extending upwardly from opposite ends of the base, a medial arm extending upwardly from the middle of the base, strand holders respectively secured to the upper ends of the end arms and medial arm and aligned longitudinally of the vise, the strand holders secured to the end arms each having a single strand-receiving groove disposed longitudinally of the vise, and the strand holder secured to the medial arm having a pair of crossed strand-receiving grooves.

4. A strand vise including a horizontally extending base, end arms extending upwardly from the opposite ends of the-base, a medial arm extending upwardly from the middle portion of the base, yokes formed on the upper ends of the respective arms, and strand holders gripped in the respective yokes, said strand holders being formed at least partially of resilient material, the strand holders gripped in the yokes of the end arms each having a single strand-receiving groove in line with the longitudinal center line of the vise, the strand holder gripped in the yoke of the medial arm having a pair of crossed grooves, all of said strand holders being aligned longitudinally of the vise.

5. A strand vise as in claim 4, and wherein the strand holder gripped by the yoke of the medial arm has projections extending from its opposite end walls and disposed between the ends of the crossed grooves, said projections extending outwardly from the ends of said medial strand holder thus to constitute spacers intervening between the end surfaces of said medial strand holder and strand portions extending from the ends of the crossed grooves.

LAWRENCE DAVID ROBERTS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 876,573 Myers Jan. 14, 1908 1,452,906 Butler et al. Apr. 24, 1923 2,371,920 Trevisan Mar. 20, 1945 

